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SPICE Project
SPICE is a major international initiative to support the International Standard ISO/IEC 15504 for (Software) Process Assessment.
The SPICE project was set up under the auspices of the International Committee on Software and Systems Engineering Standards through its Working Group on Process Assessment (WG10). The project had three principal goals:
• to develop a working draft for a standard for software process assessment.
• to conduct industry trials of the emerging standard.
• to promote the technology transfer of software process assessment into the software industry world-wide.
The first goal of the project was achieved in June 1995, with the release of the Working Draft standard for software process assessment to WG10 for international ballot among the standards community. The Working Draft was commonly referred to as the SPICE document suite (or SPICE Version 1).
The SPICE Trials has been a focus for the SPICE project during the period 1994 to 1998. The SPICE Trials activity is now formally closed.
SPICE promotional activities are ongoing and are addressed through activities of the annual International SPICE Conference and the publication of articles and books. In order to support excellence and consistency in training for assessors, the SPICE project also developed and released a SPICE Assessor Training Syllabus that is currently used by the International Registration Scheme for Assessors (IntRSA).
In March 2003, the SPICE Project formally closed. The SPICE Network was subsequently established with a mandate to further coordinate activities within the SPICE community. The SPICE Network is formally hosted by
The SPICE User Group
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Automotive SPICE™ launch event
25 April 2006, Munich IHK (Chamber of Commerce), Germany
The motor vehicle manufacturers will be present at the event to convey their official policy and approach towards supplier capability assessments.
There will be presentations regarding contract requirements, process implementation issues together with experiences of assessment from the supplier’s perspective. Attendees will have ample opportunity to clarify all aspects of the policy and approach during the ‘question and answer’ session.
Programme
0930-1000 Registration
1000-1010 Chairman’s welcome
Session 1 Introduction
1010-1040 The Automotive SPICE initiative (Alec Dorling, Automotive SPICE)
Session 2 Requirements for assessment
1040-1115 Herstellerinitiative Software (Dr. Jürgen Knoblach, BMW Group)
1115-1145 Break
1145-1220 FoE / PAG Software supplier requirements (Jan-Åke Olaisson, Volvo Car Corporation)
1220-1325 Lunch
Session 3 Process approach
1325-1345 Requirements and traceability (Albert Kreitmeyr, AUDI AG)
1345-1410 Software quality assurance (Lars Dittman, Volkswagen AG)
Session 4 Supplier assessment experiences
1410-1445 The benefits for the supplier (Andreas Bernitt, Conti Temic microeletronic GmbH)
1445-1515 Break
Session 5 Panel – Question and Answer
1515-1610 Question and Answer (OEMs)
1610-1620 Chairman’s closing remarks
1620 Close
Register for the event on-line
Automotive SPICE™ is an initiative of the Automotive Special Interest Group (SIG), a joint special interest group of The SPICE User Group and The Procurement Forum. The members of the Automotive SIG include AUDI AG, BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler AG, Fiat Auto S.p.A., Ford Werke GmbH, Jaguar, Land Rover, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Volkswagen AG and Volvo Car Corporation.
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SPICE 2006
The Sixth International SPICE Conference
Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination
will be held in Luxembourg on
3rd (tutorials) 4th and 5th (conference) May 2006
The SPICE User Group is pleased to announce the Sixth International SPICE Conference, to be held at the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg from 3rd to 5th May, 2006. This Conference follows on from the success of previous SPICE conferences, and builds upon the achievements of the International SPICE Symposia held on a regular basis since 1994.
The full programme and registration details are now available at the website
http://www.spice2006.com
The 2006 Conference will mark the full publication of ISO/IEC 15504.
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Process Assessment Model
ISO/IEC 15504 Part 5 contains an exemplar Process Assessment Model (PAM). The Process Assessment Model comprises a process dimension and a capability dimension. The Process Assessment Model additionally provides a set of indicators of process performance and process capability.
Read the full story to learn about the Process Dimension, the Capability Dimension, Process Attributes and the rating scheme.
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SPICE 2006 Conference Luxembourg 3-5 May 2006
The Sixth International SPICE Conference
Software Process Improvement and Capability dEtermination
will be held in Luxembourg on
3rd (tutorials) 4th and 5th (conference) May 2006
The SPICE User Group is pleased to announce the Sixth International SPICE Conference, to be held at the Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg from 3rd to 5th May, 2006. This Conference follows on from the success of previous SPICE conferences, and builds upon the achievements of the International SPICE Symposia held on a regular basis since 1994.
The full programme and registration details are now available at the website
http://www.spice2006.com
The 2006 Conference will mark the full publication of ISO/IEC 15504.
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Direct from SPICE 2005
A first for the X-event. History is made.
This podcast was recorded live by mobile phone direct to the X-event web site.
Alec Dorling podcasting from SPICE 2005 talks briefly with Richard Messnarz (see related podcast).
MP3 File
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Opening of the conference
Prof. Heinrich C. Mayor opens SPICE 2005 and welcomes all delegates to the conference.
Klagenfurt is based in Corinthia. Corinthia has a focus on high technology. The Lakeside Science and Technology park opened last week and is already filled with IT companies.
Klagenfurt has many buildings of Italian and Spanish style. Many have open courtyards. There are 93 courtyards downtown that can be visited.
On behalf of the host and the organising committee, enjoy the conference !
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Michael A. Bragen
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The IITT hosts the International Registration Scheme for Assessors
The Institute of IT Training (IITT), a Division of the National Computing Centre Ltd (NCC) is host to the International Registration Scheme for Assessors. The Scheme was formally known as the International Assessor Certification Scheme. The Scheme certifies as competent assessors trained and qualified in the principles and practices of assessing processes using ISO/IEC 15504, the international standard for Process Assessment.
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Main changes between ISO/IEC TR 15504 and ISO/IEC 15504
The main changes that occur from the ISO/IEC TR 15504 to ISO/IEC 15504 are as follows:
- The name change from Software Process Assessment to Process Assessment
- The restructuring of the standard from 9 parts to 5 parts
- The inclusion of an exemplar assessment method
- The removal of the Process Dimension which now resides in an annex to ISO/IEC ISO 12207 and is published as ISO/IEC 12207 AMD1 and AMD2
- The introduction of the concept of Process Reference Models
- The revision and alignment of the Capability Dimension with ISO9001: 2000
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